US_Navy_090719-N-5253W-074_Marine_Staff_Sgt._William_McGowan,_right,_and_Marine_Cpl._Thomas_Down,_both_assigned_to_Marine_Medium_Helicopter_Squadron_(HMM)_262,_look_down_through_the.jpg
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QUEENDSLAND, Australia (July 19, 2009) Marine Staff Sgt. William McGowan, right, and Marine Cpl. Thomas Down, both assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, look down through the "hell hole" in the belly of a CH-53E "Sea Stallion" helicopter while transporting an M777 155-mm Howitzer during an artillery airlift exercise. The 31st MEU and HMM-262 are embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2009, a biennial, joint, combined exercise sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and the Australian Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)
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| Date | Taken on 19 July 2009 | |||
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| Author | U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber |
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